Tow Shield

[kketterling]

I have a Roadmaster BlackHawk 2 All Terrain tow bar and I am thinking of getting some kind of tow shield protection for the 1984 Jeep that I tow. Are they worth the money? Any recommendations?

[MSHappyCampers]

I think the Protect-A-Tow is the best thing out there at any price! We took a 7000 mile trip out west last spring and did not get a single ding on the toad! We also use the UltraGuard solid rubber flap on the back of the MH.

[Dogcliff]

Saw a great tip for toad windshield protection...Hit the thrift store and get one or two used yoga mats. Close the toad's front doors over the edge of the mat...Effective and inexpensive!

dc

[Selah]

We also use an"protect a tow". It is easy install and hook up. I do not use a I full length mud flap at the back of the MH just the protect a tow. Have not had a single nick.

[CoCoDave]

Originally Posted by kketterling

I have a Roadmaster BlackHawk 2 All Terrain tow bar and I am thinking of getting some kind of tow shield protection for the 1984 Jeep that I tow. Are they worth the money? Any recommendations?

We use the Roadmaster Tow Defender. The pix show both the Tow Defender and the Guardian. The Tow Defender is all we have needed and I know it works.

We have used the Tow Defender on two coaches, both pulling the same 2003 Jeep Wrangler over a total of 15,000+ miles without a single ding in the Jeep. Recently while on our winter trip south, someone rear-ended the Jeep while it was hooked up to the coach. The tow bar got tweaked and I bought a used replacement to get us home. I could not hook up the Tow Defender with the "new" used tow bar. In the last 800 miles, sans Tow Defender, we got three rock dings on the hood of the Wrangler. When I pulled into the home driveway there was a small rock sitting on the Wrangler's hood!

While I think the Tow Defender is a fine product, any cover that spans the gap between the coach and toad should work well. Just make sure there are provisions to allow for turning in case you decide to make one yourself.

We're going to start towing a Cherokee Overland and we will most certainly have something like a Tow Defender incorporated into the tow apparatus.

FWIW

[derh2o]

we have the Roadmaster Defender and have not had any chips on my toad. keep in mind, with the defender, you will need to purchase a bracket that fits over your tow bar to store the Defender when you do not have the toad connected.